Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Armstrong, Harman top MVC soccer athletes

A pair of Metro athletes earned Athlete of the Year honors in girls soccer in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Kayla Armstrong of Xavier was top athlete in the Valley Division and Tory Harman of Kennedy earned the same honor in the Mississippi Division.

Armstrong led Xavier to its eighth straight state title. Harman's Kennedy team finished one game away from a state berth.

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Saints take down No.2 Pleasant Valley

DAVENPORT - The Xavier Saints raised their record to 7-5 Saturday by winning a pair of games at the Davenport West softball tournament.

Xavier trimmed No.2 Pleasant Valley, 6-4, and stomped Davenport Central, 13-0, in three innings.

Jamie Feltes went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the victory over Pleasant Valley. Erin Drahozal hit a two-run homer and was the winning pitcher.

Drahozal slugged a grand slam against Davenport Central and was the winning pitcher again. Jenna Schulte went 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Allison Schwach was 2-for-2 and scored three runs.

Armstrong, Saints do bloody well at state

DES MOINES - Kayla Armstrong came to the Xavier bench during the second half of the Class 2A state soccer tournament Saturday with blood gushing out of her right nostril, thanks to a collision with the Sioux City East goal keeper.

There was blood all over her right hand and jersey as a trainer cleaned her off and tried to stop the bleeding.

Armstrong, true to her nature, was smiling and joking with teammates.

Despite all that blood, she had just scored her fourth goal of the game and the top-ranked Saints were well on their way to their eighth state title in a row, extending their own record for most consecutive IGHSAU crowns in any sport.

The final score this time was Xavier 5, Sioux City East 0 at the Cownie Sports Complex.

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Saints split softball games in Davenport

DAVENPORT - Hayley Deutmeyer went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles Friday as Xavier dumped Davenport Assumption, 11-2, at the Davenport West softball tournament.

Erica Miller went 2-for-2 for the Saints (5-5). Erin Drahozal got the victory on the mound.

Xavier lost its second game in the tournament to Muscatine, 12-0. Claire Christianson took the loss for the Saints.

The tournament continues Saturday.